January 2019 - Talk - lists.gtalug.org

laptop repair in GTA/Markham?
by Tim Tisdall 12 Jan '19

12 Jan '19

So, my laptop won't turn on today and it's likely due to a coffee spill that happened yesterday. I suspect a trace on the board may have become corroded. I took it to the ASUS repair centre on Markham and the absolute minimum cost to repair it would probably be $400 and if I want to keep everything on my SSD I would need to remove it first (but I don't have the necessary torx bits to do that). I think they only swap parts out and don't attempt to actually repair. Does anyone know of a good and reputable repair place that would be able to fix a corroded trace on the board if that's all it is? It's an Asus Zenbook UX305C.

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January 2019 meeting videos
by Alex Volkov 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

Hello Everyone, Here's the videos from our January 2019 meeting as a playlist -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUgE6dqIXiEtCFbd16_EtwiykD-aD4JAL (sorry I may have typed January 2018 in a few places) Here's each lightning talk video as a separate url: * Alpine Linux with Christopher Browne * https://youtu.be/RU9c9lRTpIk * RHEL 8 Beta Impressions with Scott Sullivan * https://youtu.be/Mfo_LH38D5A * Windows Subsystem for Linux with Matt Gordon * https://youtu.be/rd8t_E4U1TE * What is a release? With D.Hugh Redelmeier https://youtu.be/SFFPzaDxPOE * More on Distros with Howard Gibson * https://youtu.be/BmpWYBaIhho I few of the videos are still unlisted, meaning they are not visible on our youtube feed. I will publish the videos in the next few days, because if I post a lot of videos at once people on youtube unsubscribe. Thanks, Alex.

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cron scripts **BOOM**
by Darryl Moore 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

so I have about 100 servers running 16.04 spread over North America. Today it became apparent that the root user cron script was deleted on all 100 of them. The script is at /var/spool/cron/crontab/root and everything I had has been deleted and replaced with # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall. # (- installed on Fri Dec 28 08:18:31 2018) # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp $) crontabs were all originally installed using the crontab executable. when I redo it the same way I get the proper crontab file but with this above header added. This was never the case before. I do not have automatic updates turned on on any of my machines. The date stamp in this header is within a few seconds of the above on all my machines. I also have a few machines running Armbian, and they are exactly the same. This is a major F*up for me and I have no idea how it happened. Has anybody else had similar experiences? I'd love to know. regards, darryl

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another bargain netbook
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

Canada Computer is blowing out a netbook. It is currently (until January 3) only $200. After that it might go back to $300 or $250 (the previous selling price). <https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_577_367&item_id=…> <http://forums.redflagdeals.com/canada-computers-canada-computers-200-13-3-i…> Points to consider o 13.3" o Celeron N3450 processor (Atom / Apollo Lake family). Low power in two senses: battery consumption and computing power. + no fan + 1920x1080 IPS matte display. A bit dim but OK. + very solid-feeling aluminum body. Thin. + I like the keyboard. US, not the Bilingual Canadian layout. + 4G of RAM. Not wonderful, but enough for most casual use - 32G eMMC "disk". This is too small for Windows and not generous for Linux. Trying to fit both would be difficult. + an unoccupied full-sized m2.SATA socket. Behind an access panel. - likely no support - firmware is a little slap-dash (why must CSM be enabled to boot from something other than the eMMC?) - the touchpad seems OK but not great. Someone thinks there will be improvements in touchpad handling with the just-released kernel, 4.20. - There is a fingerprint reader in the corner of the touchpad. I don't use fingerprint readers so I consider this a lose. I've got one. I installed a 128G m.2 SATA SSD and installed Fedora 29 on it. It seems to work well. There were a few adventures in installing it. A 512G m.2 SATA could be had for $88 this week. Prices for SSD seem to be trending down.

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[GTALUG-Announce] GTALUG Meeting Tomorrow, 7:30pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2019-01/> # Lightning Talks Lighting Talks nights are your chance to share your experiances or topic of interest in 10min or less. This rounds recommened theme is Linux Distrobutions, but the floor is open to all comers! Got a Lightning talk already in mind, please give us a heads up at speakers(a)gtalug.org! Or sign-up at the meeting, we look forward to hearing from you! ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525> ## Schedule * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising. # Code of Conduct We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board(a)gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Invitation to a Debian Bug Squashing Party in Montreal
by Znoteer 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

Hello everyone, I've been lurking on this list since slightly before DebConf17 last year (well, soon two years ago :) to which I wanted to invite you all. I'm back with another invitation. Debian is preparing a major release. There are some release critical bugs. Debian users worldwide are holding Bug Squashing Parties to try and resolve as many of these critical bugs as possible as quickly as possible. We're holding one in Montreal. It's a weekend affair, so we're hoping to see people come from out of town for the 19th and 20th of January. Is there is a Debian community within GTALUG that might consider coming? Maybe you can car pool or get a cheap bus or Via Rail ticket. Maybe even a cheap flight... Don't forget that the Debian Project is willing to reimburse up to the Canadian equivalent of USD $100 of expenses for qualified contributors to attend BSPs. Here are some relevant links for those who might be interested: https://lists.debian.org/debian-dug-nyc/2018/12/msg00000.html https://agendadulibre.qc.ca/events/1942 https://wiki.debian.org/BSP/2019/01/ca/Montreal If any of you are thinking of coming and have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks, and maybe see some of you in a couple of weeks! -- Znoteer znoteer(a)mailbox.org

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[GTALUG-Announce] GTALUG Meeting on Tuesday 8 Jan @ 7:30pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2019-01/> # Lightning Talks Lighting Talks nights are your chance to share your experiances or topic of interest in 10min or less. This rounds recommened theme is Linux Distrobutions, but the floor is open to all comers! Got a Lightning talk already in mind, please give us a heads up at speakers(a)gtalug.org! Or sign-up at the meeting, we look forward to hearing from you! ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525> ## Schedule * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising. # Code of Conduct We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board(a)gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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